Plant Maintenance Supervisor: Reliability & TPM Lead

Kerry; Clark (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan with employer contribution

Employee Share Plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Accident insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Kerry is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to provide first-line leadership for the site maintenance team, ensuring reliable operation and long-term asset performance. You will lead root-cause analysis, drive continuous improvement, and maintain safety and quality standards across the plant.

The role requires an engineering background, 5+ years in manufacturing maintenance, and strong electrical/mechanical expertise. TPM/Lean experience and CMMS knowledge are preferred.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or technical school training preferred.
• 5+ years maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Good understanding of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Excellent troubleshooting ability.
• Experience with predictive/preventive maintenance programs.
• Experience implementing TPM and/or Lean initiatives.
• Experience with SAP PM or other CMMS.

Responsibilities

• Provide first line leadership for the plant maintenance team responsible for asset care.
• Drive employee engagement, training, and development to maximize manufacturing, quality, safety, regulatory standards and productivity goal attainment.
• Manage maintenance labour and spares part budget.
• Initiate cost savings measures.
• Ensure that plant maintenance operations are conducted in a safe and controlled environment.
• Ensure all maintenance related works align with corporate engineering standards including sanitary design, ergonomics, employee safety and food safety requirements.
• Continuously apply sound mechanical and electrical solutions to resolve obstacles to plant efficiencies and to drive continuous improvement.
• Perform follow-up analysis to identify and resolve recurring downtime / inefficient operational issues.
• Manage maintenance schedule to efficient execution.
• Works with the production team on maintenance planning and execution.
• Monitor crew performance and provide feedback.
• Ensure work order compliance including predictive and preventive maintenance.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Mechanical systems

Electrical systems

Lean/TPM

Supervisory experience

Education

Engineering degree or technical school training

Tools

SAP PM

CMMS

PC software (MS Office)

Job description

Kerry is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to provide first-line leadership for the site maintenance team, ensuring reliable operation and long-term asset performance. You will lead root-cause analysis, drive continuous improvement, and maintain safety and quality standards across the plant.

The role requires an engineering background, 5+ years in manufacturing maintenance, and strong electrical/mechanical expertise. TPM/Lean experience and CMMS knowledge are preferred.